The Portland daily press., 1887-10-26

From Churches, Sunday-schools, Mis-
sionary Societies and indlvl- -. 80
Estates and Legacies ........ 52,26o rs
Income, Sundry Funds. -. l06ol "
g Tuition and Public Funds. zS,9o4 81
United states Government for
Education of Indians. 1857 Il
tions. .....i r... 1850 90
$500, 7el 81
The total disbursements for the year have been
S29S, 1880, a decrease IN the expenditures OF
that OF last year of s13,467. We entered this
year with debt of $5,7S3. The problem that
taxed our skill ana energies was this: How can
we do the work which the Lord has put upon US,
and at the same time not increase this debt? IL
looked, at times. as though il would prove impos-
sible. For the month Of February the receipts
were $4,000 less than last year for the same
month, and even so late as July there was fall
ing of OF 1000 for the month The magnih-
cent rally In September brought into the treasury
the splendid sum of 64,70o, and the problem was
solved.
Through carefully studied economy in the ex-
penditures, by persistent efforts In the collecting
field, and by the large and generous beneyolence
OF the churches, all under Gods good providence,
this has been accomplished.
The current expenses of the year are all paid.
The debt with which we began the year is all can,
celled and we enter this new year with the good
sum OF 81 $50 on the credit side of the ledger,
which will provide for the current expenses OF the
Association about ten days.
But this has been perilous experiment The
work has suffered, although none of it has been
gwen up Inc tOtal uumDef OF missionaries mas
been reduced. Teachers and pastors have been
oyerworked. New fields, ''white to the harvest"
have been ungathered and left to possible blight.
We praise God for this delIyerance, but earnest
ly pray that we may not again need the chastsn-
ing discipline of like experience.
Such is the record OF another year in the life Of
the A. M. A. as we read 1t from our human stand
point The full significance Of these simple facts
as they stand related to the Divine plan for the
need we. what is written, is written"
mr. MoKan1ia OF thio rninf rafnrrad - tlo
fact that DR.. Edward Payson was once past
or Of the church with which the Association
was now holding its meetings. and he asked
the congregation to sing the hymn written
by Mrs. PrentiSs, the daughter Of DR.. Pay
son,
More love to Thee, o, Christ
TWAS sung by the congregation standing,
after which the corresponding secretary.
Rev. Me. Strictly, read extracts from letters
from letters of the workers in the employ of
the Association, particularly in the South.
Rev. DR.. Gage led in prayer for the laborers
in the various parts Of the field. Rev. Mr..
Spear of Massachusetts offered prayer. and
Rev DR.. Rankin pronounced the bonedic-
ton.
Evening Meeting.
The services in the evening were intro
duced by an anthem by select choir, after
which Rev. President Strong, of Carlton
College, Mimi, read the 72d Psalm, and also
part of the 10th chapter of Luke, including
the parable Of the Good Samaritan, and then
offered prayer. The hymn was sung,
Jesus, the very thought OF Thee"
after which the preacher of Intervening, Rev.
DIR. A. ]. f. Behrends of New York, entered
the pulpit.
DIR. BEHRENDs's SERMON.
Dr. Behrends took for his text tina passage
in Jude 3, THAT We should earnestly contend
for the faith once for all delivered to the
Saints"
The words are from the Scripture but I'M
der their martial ring may be found the
blessed spirit of peace The epistle is short,
but its spirit is not so rough as it appears.
The times then were peculiar. Heresies were
abroad and Jude aroused himself to meet
those heresies. Religion was in danger Of
being separated from morality. We, too. are
to take his spirit for our guide in the exigen-
cles of our own times, and apply the injunc.
ton of the apostle to the PRONUNCIATION Of
truth in these later times. We are to Look at
the great primal truths for which we are to
contend.
First-We are to contend for the Biblical
| doctrine of God. This underlies all moral.
| lty. 1t is not simply the fact Of his exist
ence; not merely the unity Of the Divine
| persons; but the unity of His divine attri-
DubCos LIZ 10 uuO HOL OHly Ills being Dul
| one in His action; one in all His manifesto
| tions. God is righteous wherever He is
| gracious; and gracious wherever He is
| righteous. We will come back to the great
| truth that God so loved the world that he
| gave His Son to redeem every human sou
| that trusts to him.
Second-Another great truth is the real
nature of the human soul. 1t is immortal; il
| is too great prize to be lightly lost Its re-
atty, its moral dignity, its Immortality
mol rnC rnr IN no1y .frt.A
| for these great truths concerning the soul
| we are earnestly to contend.
Ihlrd-One other great truth is the immut
| ability and final authority of moral law
righteousness is the only source of securit,
and happiness: and religion never makes
| compromise with the moral law.
| Fourth-Another truth is the reasonable.
| ness.and necessity of Divine revelation, an(
the plenary authority and inspiration of the
word of God, whatever is the plain teaching
| of the word of God, that is to be the end O
| all controversy. What then are the specii,
| doctrines of the Bible for which we are t,
contend? They are the incarnation and tn
| atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ.
One thought more is that we are to believ
In the kingdom of God on earth, and preacl
| 1t to men. The whole rational world is in
terested in the proclamation of that gloriou
kingdom. We ought to rejoice in our work
for our message is keyed to yictory-itsis tn,
herald of deliverance and joy to the weary
and oppressed. The world needs to heal
once more the song of the angels ON the
| plains Of Bethlehem. There is no place fol
| mourning-the glad song of redemption
should be taken up by the church, and its
iubilant strains cease not, until the whole
world shall echo with the triumphant strain
The hymn was then sung:
"Just as am without one plea"
the congregation standing.
After the sermon the communion of tn
| Iord's Cnnnar uoc nh0arrad +bo foIioxx,;r
ministers oficiating Revs. j. w. Strong o
Minnesota, w. l.. Gage, d. d., of Connect
cut, George w. Deckerman of Massachusett.
j. W. Cooper, d. D., Connecticut.
The following deacons served: Z. I
Duren, d. Gaylord r. III. Hinckley, S. W
Larrabee, W. II. Hubbard, John Spalding
Gilbert b. Munroe, Horatio Staples, ]. N
Gould. Albert Currier.
Rev. DR.. Gage gave thanks before the dis
tribution of the bread, and Rev. Mr.. Decker
man before the presentation of the cup.
Attic close of the special service DIR. Gag
made appropriate remarks, and the congre
gatlon sung three stanzas of the hymn,
81 Love Thy Kingdom Lord"
Rev. +. t. Bayley acting as precentor. TIL,
exercises closed with tho benediction b
Rev. Mr.. Daniels.
There was very large audience present
and the exercises of the evening were in
teresting and impressive.
The programme for the day is as follows
FORENOON.
500 to 9.0o-Prayer meeting.
| 300 to 9.30-Business
$50 to 1o.3o-rapers by Secretaries Rev. A.
Beard, d. d., Rev; M. L. Strictly, d. D., and Re
| James Powell, ID. ID.
1870 to 12.D0-Discussion of papers.
1900 to IL 30-Addresses in memoriam Of Hol
| William b. Washburn, by Drs S. q. Buckingham
and M. E. Strictly.
AFTERNOON.
| 2.o0-Report on educational work South.
Rev. w. +, Slocum, Baltimore, Md.
2.lb TO 3.45-Address by Rev. DIR. Mix, Rev
Fisk University.
Report on mountain work, by Rev. A. /
| Quint, ID. ID.
3.45 to 6.oo-Addresses by Rev. Mr. Mccall
| Rev. III. M. Grout Rev. DR.. Phillips and Rev.
K. Jenkins, missionary among the mountai
| whites.
EVENING.
| Devotional exercises.
Addresses-President VIM. Dewitt Hyde Ho
| Nelson Dingley, Yam Phou Lee, DIR. w. H. &. Al
brey, Of England.
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